Nymphaeaceae · Nymphaea

European White Waterlily

Nymphaea alba

outdoor
Found in India
Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Nymphaea alba
Genus
Nymphaea
Found in India
Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Uttarakhand
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded

Characters marked “recorded” are for European White Waterlily itself; the rest are typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Telugu
తెల్ల కలువ

About European White Waterlily

European White Waterlily (Nymphaea alba) belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana and 1 other states.

Uses

It is long used in traditional medicine, planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.

Illustration representing the Nymphaeaceae family
Botanical family

Nymphaeaceae

Water-Lily Family

European White Waterlily belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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